Ghanaian dancehall musician Charles Nii Armah Mensah, popularly known as Shatta Wale, has initiated legal action against reggae artiste and social commentator Abubakar Ahmed, alias Blakk Rasta, for defamation.
In a writ of summons issued on January 15, 2026, and filed at the High Court in Accra, Shatta Wale is demanding GH¢100 million in damages, among other reliefs, over a video posted by Blakk Rasta that allegedly tarnished his reputation by labelling him a fraudster.
According to the statement of claim, Shatta Wale is described as a distinguished musician and businessman who has built a stellar career, earning accolades such as Ghana’s most-awarded artist at the International Reggae and World Music Awards (IRAWMA), the Nigeria Entertainment Award for African Artist of the Year, and the Ghana Music Awards Artiste of the Year. He has also served as a brand ambassador for various products in Ghana.
According to the writ, the suit is informed bya video titled “SHATTA WALE, SELF CONFESSED KING OF FRAUD,” which was posted on December 15, 2025, on the social media pages of Blakk Empire Media, where Blakk Rasta is the face and voice.
According to Shatta Wale’s lawyers, the video garnered over 150,000 views, more than 1,000 comments, and over 6,000 likes within 24 hours of its posting on Facebook. On YouTube, it accumulated over 27,000 views, 400-plus comments, and more than 600 likes.
Throughout the video, Blakk Rasta is accused of making several defamatory statements that tarnished Shatta Wale’s reputation.
He allegedly described the plaintiff as the “King of Fraud, self-confessed” and claimed that Shatta Wale knows all the “fraud boys” in Ghana and abroad.
The defendant reportedly translated a Hausa saying to mean “the friend of a thief is also a thief” and associated Shatta Wale with alleged fraudsters such as Hajia4Real, Dada Joe Remix, Kofi Boat, and Abu Trica.
He further accused the musician of allowing stolen money to pass through his bank accounts and portrayed him as a “dirty thief” who flaunts wealth obtained through fraud while hypocritically preaching hard work to the youth.
Shatta Wale asserts that these false and malicious statements were deliberately calculated to scandalise, ridicule, disgrace, and damage his hard-earned reputation.
The publications are said to have naturally and ordinarily been understood by right-thinking members of society to mean that he lacks honesty, participates in, encourages, and facilitates fraud, is morally reprehensible, opportunistic, untruthful, and cannot be trusted.
The writ notes that the statements have caused significant anxiety among his family, fan base, business partners, and fellow musicians, while bringing him into ill repute and ridicule in society.
As a public figure and professional musician, he claims to have suffered substantial reputational damage as a result.
The plaintiff is therefore seeking the following reliefs from the court: a declaration that the statements and comments made in the video are defamatory; an order directing Blakk Rasta to immediately and permanently remove the video posted on December 15, 2025, titled “SHATTA WALE, SELF CONFESSED KING OF FRAUD,” together with all related defamatory content from his social media platforms; an order restraining the defendant, his agents, or anyone claiming through him from further posting, publishing, sharing, or circulating any defamatory statements or comments against Shatta Wale; an order for a public retraction by the defendant accompanied by an unqualified apology, to be posted on his social media pages and published in full-page advertisements in the Daily Graphic, Ghanaian Times, and Graphic ShowBiz newspapers; damages in the amount of GH¢100,000,000.00; and costs of the suit.
The writ, issued by Bobby Banson of Robert Smith Law Group, commands Blakk Rasta to enter an appearance within eight days of service, failing which judgment may be entered in his absence.